German word Kirche comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱēw-, and later Proto-Germanic *kirikǭ ((West Germanic) church.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *ḱēw- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| κύριος | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| κυριακόν (δόμα) | Byzantine Greek (gkm) | |
| κυριακόν (δόμα) | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| κυριακόν|κυριακὸν δῶμα | Koine Greek (Koine) | |
| κυριακός | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| κυριακόν | Byzantine Greek (gkm) | |
| κυριακόν | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| *kirikǭ | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | (West Germanic) church. |
| chirihha | Old High German (goh) | Church. |
| kirche | Middle High German (gmh) | |
| Kirche | German (de) | (obsolete) an assembly. Church (building). Church (organised religion, especially Catholicism). |